Fire has razed some sections of the Lagos Airport Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Sources close to the hotel said though the inferno had been brought under control, about 20 vehicles parked within the hotel premises were completely destroyed by the fire.
Fire fighters from the Ikeja Fire Station that arrived at the seen were reported to have brought the raging fire under control.
Reports said the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed the development.
Also, the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Fire Service, Ahmodu Shakiru said that vehicles parked at the premises were gutted by fire, not the hotel.
“Lagos State Fire Service has put off the fire scare,” he said.
The management of the hotel said the fire did not engulf the edifice but that “the hotel has a partner who operates a transport (tour) business. One of his buses caught fire and it affected another vehicle.”
Metro
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